During the night, the forward out-posts of the LEIBSTANDARTE were sending back reports to their headquarters, saying that they were hearing noise from large number of tanks.
It was becoming clear that something was wrong, but the Germans had no idea what it was.
The divisions panzer kampfgruppe was ordered to proceed with its early morning attack directly towards prokorovka, with the Tigers tanks in the lead.
Further to the east, the LEIBSTANDARTE tanks were now attacked from two directions
When Hasser (ISS Pz.Corps commander) saw the tank kills claims coming from the battelfield, he could scarcely believe his eyes.
Tha Leibstandarte division alone claimed 192 Soviet tank destoyed. The Waffen SS General taught this was scarcely credibile until he visited the battlefield and walked around the hulks, numbering them  in white to confirm the kills.
Romitrov (Soviet tank General at Prokorovka) own admission of his tank losses tally in many ways with German figures, indicating that his tank charge might be classed as one of the most disatrous actions of military history.
